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3.00 Credits
Survey from the Neolithic era to the start of the 17th century. Topics include Roman Britain, Anglo-Saxon Britain, Viking invasions, the Norman Conquest, the growth of law and Parliament, relationships between church and state, the Black Death, the Reformation, and everyday lives of members of each social class. (M1) Bardsley
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The political institutions of the Roman republic and the circumstances of their collapse, beginning with the tribunate of Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus in 133 B.C.E. We will read (in translation) the primary ancient sources and consider secondary interpretations that have been formulated in recent decades. Topics include the impact of foreign conquest on the economy and society of Italy, the development of a professional Roman army and its politial repercussions, and politics in Rome in the age of Cicero and Caesar. Glew
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the major myths of Greek antiquity, including stories of the gods and legendary accounts of heroes. Topics include the purposes that myths served in Greek society, modern interpretations of myths, and survival of Greek myths in contemporary American culture. Glew
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3.00 Credits
The major areas of Roman civil law, including the law of persons, property, and ownership, contracts, and delicts. We will discuss the practice of law in Rome, as well as the development of the Roman court system and of actions at law. Class meetings will combine lectures and discussions, and an important component of the course will be the analysis of model cases. Glew
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3.00 Credits
Explores the history of the ancient Near East and Europe from prehistoric times to the early modern period. Among the civilizations surveyed are those of the Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and medieval and early modern Europeans. Intended for history or historical studies majors who already have taken at least one history course. Aims to provide overall perspective on pre-modern history to help students contextualize other courses and develop a broader understanding of the narrative of European history. Bardsley, Glew
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3.00 Credits
Formative experiences in European history in the long 20th century (1871 through the end of the Cold War). After the suffering and chaos of the bloodiest century in human experience, how did Europe emerge as a region of stability and prosperity at the end of the 20th century? This course examines the impact of war and violence on European politics and culture, tracing the reconstruction of the New Europe after the 1940s, student protests in the 1960s, the breakdown of the Cold War, and the collapse of the Soviet Union. While probing European ethnicities and ideologies, it also will explore values, gender roles, and lifestyles. Lempa
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3.00 Credits
Traces Germany's historical path from 1848 to 1990, starting with the German states' struggle toward modernization and unifi cation in the late 19th century. Explores Germany's experience and role in World War I; the cultural euphoria, political misery, and economic despair of the Weimar Republic; the Nazi seizure of power in 1933; and the Holocaust. Discusses Germany's role in the Cold War and the cultural battles of the 1960s, ending with the surprising national reunifi cation in 1990. Lempa
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3.00 Credits
Discusses the persecution and mass killing of European Jews by Nazi Germany. Describes anti-Semitism in historical context and explores the complexities of ultimate moral choices by asking how a cultured civilization produced mass killers and an educated class went unprotesting to its extermination. Students will explore the experience of those who were sent to the camps, how they constructed a kind of everyday life, and how gender infl uenced their experience. Finally, we study how and why the world outside Germany-foreign governments, intellectuals, religious and humanitarian groups-reacted to or failed to confront the Holocaust. (U2) Lempa
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3.00 Credits
Customs, beliefs, and activities of ordinary people during the Middle Ages and early modern period. Topics include witchcraft, riots and rebellions, carnivals, and heresies. Attention to historians' methods of approaching the lives of ordinary, non-elite people of the past and the ways in which they explore the lives of subalterns using sometimes hostile sources. Bardsley
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3.00 Credits
Experiences of women and attitudes toward women in medieval and early modern Europe, especially on ways in which women's lives were shaped by social status, marital status, and religion. Students will develop their ability to identify arguments within historical writing, assess ways in which historians use evidence, and understand some of the major debates among historians about women and their status. Bardsley
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